Dollar Ends Recent Slide,
Tops Yen, but Trails Mark

NEW YORK -- After sliding lower for the first 12 hours of global trading Thursday, the dollar shot two yen higher from its intraday lows, but tumbled against the mark.

Traders offered different interpretations about what sparked the rally against the yen. Some pointed to technical strength and comments by U.S. and International Monetary Fund officials, while others pointed to cross-trading and uncertainty over Indonesia.